Comments on: Remembering Zhuang Zedong, Hero of Ping Pong Diplomacy

By: jezeky

jezeky — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:39:00 +0000

If openness and friendship between individuals has the power to open up whole countries, I say we use it more often! In my community, despite attending schools together, there are still barriers between socio-economically and ethnically different communities (yes, even in ‘liberal’ California). I say we each have a social obligation to invite others ‘on the bus’. whenever and wherever we can! We can also share such stories of hope….

By: MisterBear

MisterBear — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:02:00 +0000

Marco Werman,

The “zh” in “Zhuang Zedong” is pronounced like the “j” in “juice”, not like the “g” in “beige” or the “z” in “azure”. Similarly, the “j” in “Beijing” is pronounced like the “j” in “Jingle Bells”. Mandarin Chinese has the sound that you are using (as in the French “j”), but that sound is represented by the letter “r”, not by “zh” or “j”.